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Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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January 12, 2026
7th Circ. Finds DEA, State Officials Immune In Pill Mill 'Mess'
The Seventh Circuit Monday overturned rulings that would have let a doctor's Fourth and Fifth amendments claims over a pill mill investigation go to trial, concluding federal and state officials are entitled to immunity in proceedings the court described as a "tangled mess."
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January 12, 2026
Greenspoon Marder Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Boat Fight
A catamaran company has launched a Florida state lawsuit against Greenspoon Marder LLP and three of its attorneys alleging the law firm botched an underlying dispute over a vessel and cost the business commissions.
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January 12, 2026
Ex‑NJ Judge's Trial Postponed Amid Police Immunity Appeal
A New Jersey federal civil rights suit brought by a former state court judge against Woodbridge Township and two police officers stalled Monday, just days before a trial was set to commence, after the officers filed an interlocutory appeal challenging the court's refusal to grant them qualified immunity.
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January 12, 2026
Killer Pa. Brothers Win Resentencing Due To Judge's Role
Two brothers sentenced to 60 years to life in prison for murdering their parents as juveniles should be resentenced, the Pennsylvania Superior Court said, finding that the judge determining punishment for the 1995 crimes should have recused himself because he prosecuted their co-defendant.
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January 12, 2026
Cayuga Nation, Cig. Sellers, Vie For Post-Verdict Wins
The Cayuga Nation and a pair of entrepreneurs are each urging a New York federal court to modify or vacate a jury verdict that found the pair liable for racketeering in relation to an unsanctioned smoke shop on tribal land, with the tribe arguing the damages should be higher, while the couple argue the tribe should take nothing.
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